yet another Malaysian Moral Story

The was once a man named Mr Ng who hailed from Johor. He worked as a hawker selling hokkien me at the area. Day and night he worked hard to bring food to the table for his family selling his precious hokkien mee. He wasnt a very rich man and he led a very simple life alongside with his wife and three sons. Mr Ng had always urged his three sons to study hard as he felt education was the key to survival in this harsh world.

He would always ask them to study hard and finish their homework and would punish them if their exam results were bad. His sons of course feared their father and do as he says. But there was one son who stood out from the rest, Ah Khang. Ah Khang wasnt like his bring brothers who studied hard and get good results. Ah Khang was a very slow learner and he isnt a very bright student in class either. He would always day dream in class and not pay attention, much to the frustration of his father. He was constantly canned by his father and at one point his father gave up on him. His father always called him a dumbass and he was always looked down by his brothers.
"Dumbass can fail engerish also arr?"
"Dumbass biolegey also dunno arr?
"Dumbass, exponential function also dunno how to do arr?"
"Haiya dumbass peliodic table also dunno harr??

This took a toll on Ah Khang and in the end he had no choice but to help his father in the hokkien mee stall. Ah Khang had always wanted to make his father proud, but everything he did seemed to just anger his father. Ah Khang was miserable and he slaved over his father's stall for many years.

Mr Ng was getting really old and he couldnt work in the hokkien mee stall anymore. He was suffering from lung cancer because of all the cigarettes he has been smoking. He sought help from his two elder successful sons who have graduated from university and had successful careers and beautiful wives. They ignored their father's plight and paid for the hospital bills but never visited him. Mr Ng was very sad, all he had now was Ah Khang.

On Mr Ng's last day on this mortal earth, Ah Khang decided to pay his dad a visit. He knew he had been a failure all his life and the least he could do was atleast show that he still appreciated his father's hard work and devotion. When he opened the hospital bedroom door, he saw his father lying on the hospital bed, weak and pathetic. With tubes sticking about and an oxygen mask covering his mouth. His father couldnt speak at all because of his condition. The priest stood there saying Mr Ng's last rites. When Ah Khang step forward to his father`s side, all of the sudden his father started squirming and he looked like he was in great pain. Ah Khang said, "Father, what's wrong?" The priest handed Mr Ng a pen and paper and he wrote something on it as fast as he could before his death. Ah Khang was shocked, without even looking at the paper he folded it and put it in his shirt pocket and gave his father a hug.

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At the funeral, Ah Khang was suppose to say a speech regarding his father. He was at a loss of words and didnt know what to say. He sought the help of the priest and the priest said "Dear son, remember your father`s note? It might contain his last meaningful words and you can use them." Ah Khang was very excited and he grabbed the paper out of his pocket and walked out in front of the all mourners. Before he delivered his speech he read the note. It said


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"You Dumbass, get your foot off my oxygen pipe..."


Moral of the story, study hard....